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PA RT 1 M ULTI PLE CHO I CE

Choose the best answer for each question from the choices available.

1. Latitude and longitude are usually used to 4. Which scale of analysis would be most useful
express which of the following? to study the impact on a community of the
(A) Absolute location closing of one store?
(B) Relative location (A) Global
(C) Site and situation (B) National
(D) Population density (C) Regional
(E) Population distribution (D) Local
(E) Neighborhood

5. Which of the following is a consequence of

X globalization?
(A) Overpopulation
X
(B) Distance decay
(C) Cultural diversity
(D) Environmental determinism
(E) Sustainable-development challenges
X

6. Which of the following tools would be most

useful for comparing data about the spread
X: Crosstown Pizzeria locations
of a disease and the locations of at-risk
populations?
2. The region outlined above shows the delivery (A) A remote sensor
area served by Crosstown Pizzeria locations.
(B) A small-scale map
Which classification describes this region?
(C) A cartogram thematic map
(A) Formal
(D) A GPS receiver
(B) Mental
(E) A GIS map
(C) Perceptual
(D) Functional 7. Cairo, Egypt, is about 4,500 miles from Cape
(E) Vernacular Town, South Africa. This is an example of
which of the following?
3. Which of the following is NOT an effect of (A) Absolute direction
time-space compression?
(B) Absolute distance
(A) You can sell goods to people in China
(C) Projection data
using overnight air services.
(D) Qualitative data
(B) You can use the internet to view the
downtown area of Buenos Aires. (E) Relative distance
(C) You can live downtown and walk to your
job, which is also downtown.
(D) You can pay your taxes and transmit
documents to the government via email.
(E) You can work from a home office in the
United States for a company in Japan.

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 Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following maps.

MAP B

MAP A

8. What type of map projection is Map B? 10. Which pair of decision-makers would be most
(A) Azimuthal projection interested in geographic data about crime
rates, school zones, and property taxes?
(B) Cylindrical projection
(A) Geologists and urban planners
(C) Gall-Peters projection
(B) Homeowners and archaeologists
(D) Mercator projection
(C) Business owners and home buyers
(E) Robinson projection
(D) Census collectors and insurance
companies
9. Which statement accurately describes an
advantage of using the projection in Map A? (E) Public health officials and climate scientists
(A) This projection provides precise
measurements of size and absolute
distance.
(B) This projection does not place any country
or region at the center of the globe.
(C) This projection preserves the appearance
of a globe without severe distortions.
(D) This projection accurately depicts the
shapes of the continents across the globe.
(E) This projection shows the true direction
between different points across the globe.

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 PA RT 2 FREE-RESPO NSE Q UE S TI ONS
You have 50 minutes to answer the following two questions. Spend approximately one-half
of your time (25 minutes) on each question. It may be helpful to take up to 5 minutes of this
De
time to plan and outline each response on your own paper. Then compose a response to each
Mos
question on the
s page that follows each FRQ prompt.
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New Orleans

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Baton Rouge Mississippi
W E
New Orleans River Delta

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0 100 200 miles
0 15 30 miles Gulf of Mexico
0 100 200 kilometers
0 15 30 kilometers

11. Geographers focus on the factors of site and situation when considering how humans use a
particular place.
(A) Compare the scales of the two maps of New Orleans.

(B) Define site.

(C) Identify aspects of a place’s location that would be included in the description of a place’s site.

(D) Define situation.

(E) Identify aspects of a place’s location that would be included in the description of a place’s situation.

(F) Use the two maps to describe New Orleans’s site and situation.

(G) Using the information in the two maps, explain why New Orleans’s situation contributed to its growth.

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 FREE-RESPONSE QUESTION
Compose your FRQ response in the space below.

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 PA RT 2 FREE-RESPO NSE Q UE S TI ONS ( Con t in u e d)
120°W 110°W 100°W 90°W 50°N 80°W 70°W 60°W
P A T H O F T H E G A LV E S T O N H U R R I C A N E , 1 9 0 0
Sept. 12
8 A.M.

Boston 40°N
Sept. 11
8 A.M. Detroit
New York
Chicago
Washington, D.C.

Sept. 10
8 A.M.
Atlanta 30°N

New Orleans
Houston Sept. 7
Galveston 8 A.M.

Sept. 8 Sept. 6 Miami

8 A.M. 8 A.M.

Havana
20°N
Sept. 4
8 A.M. Sept. 1
8 A.M.
Sept. 3
8 A.M.
Source: National Geographic, June 1905.

E S T I M AT E S O F T H E C O U R S E O F H U R R I C A N E S A N DY

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Withpolar-orbiting
polar-orbitingsatellite
satellitedata
data Without
Withoutpolar-orbiting
polar-orbitingsatellite
satellitedata
data
Source: NOAA Source: NOAA

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12. Geographers, meteorologists, and public officials track the course of severe weather events such
as hurricanes. One important goal is to predict where and when these events will impact human
populations. The technology used to collect this data has changed over time.
(A) Identify a similarity in the information presented in the maps of the Galveston Hurricane and
Hurricane Sandy.

(B) Explain how the information in the map of the Galveston Hurricane may have been collected.

(C) Explain why the information in the map of Hurricane Sandy would be more useful than the information
in the map of the Galveston Hurricane.

(D) Identify one tool that is available today to track severe weather events that was not available in 1900.

(E) Describe how the estimate of Hurricane Sandy’s course that used polar-orbiting satellites was
different from the estimate that did not.

(F) Explain the extent to which the difference identified in Task E would help decision-makers in the
regions affected by Hurricane Sandy.

(G) Explain why it is important to decision-makers to have accurate geographic data about severe
weather events.

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 FREE-RESPONSE QUESTION
Compose your FRQ response in the space below.

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